Win hopefully.
Better batsman than captain in my view , hope we now see him in his glory as a batsman
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Win hopefully.
Better batsman than captain in my view , hope we now see him in his glory as a batsman
Outstanding batsman.
Decent part-time bowler and good slip catcher as well.
it's amazing how often that happens, a brilliant batsman stripped of the captaincy suddenly back to his best with the bat
Back to his best? He was cricketer of the year in 2021 and scored over 1700 test runs the 3rd highest of all time in a calender year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
He averaged over 50 as Test captain.
Poor captain but it didnt effect his batting.
I think that's unfair. He carried the team with his batting right through his period as captain. What a superb test batsman he is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Best batsmen England have had in my period
Forgot how good a test match win feels
Great batsman who could still score stacks more runs - proof that good guys can succeed at sport as well.
Foakes contribution shouldnt be overlooked. Took a couple of catches low down coming forward slightly which he made to look easy.
I dont think Buttler is taking them.
Having a top class wicketkeeper makes a huge difference and I hope down the line they dont go putting in an inferior keeper for their batting.
Youngest to reach 10,000 runs ( that’s if Cooks mum texts him back to say he was born after 11.45 )Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
31years 157 days
I think it's a credit to him the way he's just slipped back into the ranks and delivered a good performance. Brilliant test match that ebbed and flowed, all credit to England for beating a good nz side.
Didn't he score more runs than the rest of the team combined over the whole year?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
No they were bad but not that bad. Burns was 2nd top scorer with 530.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
Disagree - never know what type of captain he would have been as he had one of the weakest (and continues to be) top 6 for some time - great leader as he carried the batting for most of his time as captainQuote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
As others have said seems like a genuinely nice guy 👍
Should overtake Cook as record run scorerQuote:
Originally Posted by Nobody's Rep
https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/co...ds/223646.html
Another Root century.
Interesting Mooen has come out of Test Retirement after talking to McCullum.
Means they can play 2 spinners in Pakistan and Mo strengthens the batting. I'd still like to see Parky get a proper go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
Id like to see Parkinson given a go as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
At the moment England have a long tail with Potts at 8. I can see Moeen back earlier than Pakistan.
Moens 13 year old nephew playing for Warwickshire 2nds!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
Really? Thats incredible. Must be some prospect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nobody's Rep
Stokes thinking he’s playing 20/20
Mentioned it on radio coverage earlier - I was taking down a partition wall at the time so may have misheard 🙄Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
Root really is a very special player.
Based on the current stats and that he has , potentially, a fair few more years at the top he could end up as the all time top run accumulator.
That’s a fairly good description of him “run accumulator”, much better than batterQuote:
Originally Posted by Majorblue